“... in general there's a bit too much laborious larking about.” Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.

The Supersizers Go... Wartime, BBC2
“Still if you could ignore the annoying bits, the overall result did painlessly - and sometimes even entertainingly - teach us quite a lot about the wartime diet.”
James Walton, Daily Telegraph

The Supersizers Go... Wartime, BBC2
“Educational standards may have stalled, but they have not sunk as low as this programme assumed.”
Andrew Billen, The Times

The Supersizers Go... Wartime, BBC2
“... in general there's a bit too much laborious larking about.”
Thomas Sutcliffe, The Independent

The World's Smallest Man and Me, C4
“This proves that small people have nothing wrong with their brains. The same cannot be said for the people who commissioned this bilge.”
Matt Baylis, Daily Express

What Happened Next?: Living in the Past, BBC4
“If anyone needed further proof of how deeply mired in drivel our television has become, What Happened Next provided an earthy reminder.”
Matt Baylis, Daily Express

One Life Special: Mum and Me, BBC1
“Bourne, however, managed the difficult task of making an obviously personal film while remaining aware that the depth of her feelings wasn't in itself a guarantee of a successful TV programme.”
James Walton, Daily Telegraph

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